francisco in particular, that have made you more passionate even about this issue. >> i think any of us who have been victims of gun violence, gabby, ron barber, any of us who have survived, feel an obligation to speak out and to do something because the lives that were lost should not have been lost in vain. much like the families that are grieving in newtown and will rise up on this issue, they want to make sure that the lives of those little children are not lost in vain. >> do you sense a change in attitude in congress? i know you're not back in session yet, but you were after newtown. has this changed anything, or is there a very short window and things have to be acted on quickly while the memories are still so raw? >> i do think we have to act quickly, because there is a super structure within many organizations to try and tamp down any effort. since 2004, there have been efforts that have been very successful in congress to undue laws that were in place that gave us the ability to track criminals, to track the data around guns, to develop the kinds of laws to protect law-abid